In the four camps under the city, Luo Shixin, Wei Chigong, Su Dingfang and other generals are all convening their subordinates to discuss the siege plan, what they want is not a bounty and promotion, but a kind of glory and dignity.

Among the four large battalions, Wei Chigong was in charge of Dongcheng, and because Wei Chigong's 10,000 subordinates were mainly recruits, he was the weakest of the four Qingzhou armies.

In addition, Pei Xingyan's subordinates are mainly cavalry, and 6,000 infantry were taken by Xu Shiji to besiege Gao Shida cavalry, so Pei Xingyan will not be able to participate in the siege tomorrow, and the army led by Zhang Xuan is a logistics army, and does not participate in the siege, in fact, Luo Shixin, Wei Chigong and Su Dingfang The three armies participated in the siege battle, and the siege competition was launched between the three of them.

The general divided the task into each battalion, and the general of each battalion summoned the captains and brigade commanders to clarify the tasks and convey them layer by layer, from the commander to the general to all the soldiers, everyone was gearing up, waiting for the dawn to come.

In a large tent in Wei Chigong's army, Wang Jingxuan, the head of the team, discussed the details of the siege with dozens of subordinates.

"I've been to see the siege ladder, the siege ladder is three zhang high, there is a hook at the front end, the moat is one zhang and five feet wide, and the open space at the front end of the city wall is about five feet wide, I calculated it, the siege ladder is just placed in the middle of the moat, which requires the lower plate to be strong, I think the moat should be padded with at least two layers of boards, and the horizontal bars should be nailed on both boards, especially the front and back of the upper layer of boards to prevent slipping, Liu San, this matter will be handed over to you." Wang Jingxuan instructed a fire chief.

"Big brother, don't worry! I'll nail the bar tonight. ”

"Not only do you nail the bar tonight, but when you lay the planks on the moat tomorrow, you must nail the iron nail in the soil, don't neglect these details, you kid remember."

Liu San nodded silently, and Wang Jingxuan said again: "Tomorrow, according to the convention, I will climb the city first." The first and third fires followed me, the second and fourth fires followed, and the fifth fire took cover with bows and arrows, striving to get up to the city in the shortest possible time. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Jingxuan sighed, "I estimate that there will be brothers killed and injured tomorrow. So there are some things to say in the front, if we get the bounty, the first part will be given to the brothers who died in battle, the second part will be given to the brothers who are injured and disabled, and the rest will be divided equally, and all the brothers will be the same, including me, Wang Jingxuan, if you have any opinions, if you have any opinions, mention them now! ”

A fire captain said, "There is no problem with the distribution of the bounty. If the team dies in battle, who will command it? ”

"If I die, the first fire commander will take over the command, the first fire commander will die, the second fire commander will take over, and so on, let's pack up our things! Put it in a bag if you die. and asked the other brothers to take him home. ”

Everyone dispersed, and Wang Jingxuan took out a package and handed it to the fire chief Liu San. "If I die in battle, my brother will give this package to your sister-in-law for me, and tell your nephew how his father died!"

Liu San nodded, "Big brother, if I die." Please also bring my things to my wife. ”

Wang Jingxuan patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "I hope both of us are safe!" ”

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The eastern sky finally turned white, the smoky gray morning light shrouded the earth, and the time finally came, and the main camp of the Qingzhou Army finally sounded! Boom! Boom! Huge war drums.

The soldiers of each battalion gathered like ants and quickly lined up in formation in the large battalion. The Qingzhou Army built a wooden platform with a height of three zhang and a radius of five zhang overnight, which is located two miles away from the southern city, which is the command center of the battle flag.

The battle between the two armies, whether it is a siege or a field battle, needs to rely on war drums and battle flags to direct the battle, especially at night, the sound of war drums is even more important.

At this time, Zhang Xuan was not on the wooden platform, but took more than a dozen generals to inspect Nanpi County on horseback.

In fact, Zhang Xuan has a clear understanding of the various situations in Nanpi County from many channels, but today is the first time to see it with his own eyes.

The county town of Nanpi is not high, the city wall is about two zhang and five feet, the wall is not wide and thick enough, the city head can only accommodate two carriages in parallel, and it is impossible to erect heavy throwing weapons such as trebuchets and stone cannons, and there is a moat under the city, but it is only one zhang and five feet wide, and the moat does not look deep, but the river is full of sharp piles, once it falls into the moat, it will definitely die.

On the whole, Nanpi County looked very old, barely having a little defensive function, but the city was densely packed with soldiers, all with bows and arrows, vigilantly and uneasily watching the Sui army gathering outside the city.

At this time, a Yamen general in charge of the command rushed to report, "Commander, all armies are ready!" ”

Zhang Xuan looked at the sky and said indifferently: "Let's go to war!" ”

In a moment, the earth-shattering drum beat sounded again, 'Knock-knock-knock-', and the drum was not urgent, but it was very low and powerful, and it was so moving that the eyelids of the soldiers at the head of the city jumped involuntarily with it.

Jaang Hyun had withdrawn from the battlefield and ceded the battlefield to the attacking army, and the 30,000-strong army launched an attack on Nanpi from the east, west, and south, leaving only the northern city, which was also a chance for the defenders of the city to flee and prevent them from burning jade in despair and the people in the city.

The Sui army slaughtered the city like a tide, and although the three siege armies had their own siege plans, the first few steps were completely consistent,

Led by 3,000 crossbow shieldmen, because there were no trebuchets at the head of the city, arrows became the biggest threat to the besieging army, and the task of the crossbow shields was to defend and suppress the bows and arrows at the head of the city.

The arrows at the head of the city are like a torrential rain, overwhelmingly shot to the city, the soldiers run with the big shield, and fix the big shield on the ground within a hundred steps from the city wall, there are iron thorns under the big shield, and when not in use, the iron thorns are pulled out and inserted into the ground, in addition, there is a folding bracket on the left and right sides of the big shield, which can be fixed on the ground when pulled out.

A shield wall was quickly formed under the city wall, and the soldiers hiding behind the big shield began to raise their crossbows to shoot arrows at the head of the city, and the arrows above and below the city were like rain, intertwined, forming a network of arrows flying in the sky, and with the increase in casualties, the arrows at the head of the city were gradually suppressed.

Gao Shida personally commanded the battle at the head of the city, and he was so anxious that he yelled, "Release the arrows and suppress the other party for me!" ”

At this moment, a stray arrow burst out of the battlement, and Gao Shida could not dodge, and the arrow hit him in the left shoulder, and he screamed, and fell to the ground, so frightened that his own soldiers rushed up, and guarded Gao Shida, and carried him down the city.

At this time, the battle flag on the podium turned red, and the drums sounded again, becoming rapid and rhythmic, an order to launch a siege.

Outside the eastern city, Wei Chigong shouted: "On the siege ladder! ”

Since the nest car and battering ram have not yet been assembled, the first attack today all used siege ladders, and the siege ladders were used in teams, and a team of soldiers used a siege ladder, only to see 5,000 soldiers carrying 100 siege ladders to the head of the city like a tide.

There were also a number of soldiers carrying long planks that were to be laid on the moat, with nails at both ends of the planks to knock them into the dirt.

Every soldier carried a round shield, but the round shield was not a big shield, the casualties began to increase, and soldiers continued to fall from arrows during the run, although the casualties were large, but Zhang Xuan's heavy reward still inspired the soldiers to fight bravely, and everyone wanted to get a huge bounty of 1,000 taels of gold.

In other armies, the bounty may not be related to ordinary soldiers, but in the Qingzhou army, gold can really fall into the pockets of soldiers, and the soldiers shouted loudly, and everyone's eyes were red.

Wang Jingxuan's siege ladder was on the far left of the eastern city, and he held a shield in one hand and a ladder in the other, leading fifty of his men to rush towards the city wall.

"Watch your step, Liu San, go lay the plank first, and the rest of the brothers will take cover!"

They rushed through the line of giant shields and reached the city wall, where twenty soldiers ran first with planks, one carrying a shield and the other laying the planks, when a flurry of arrows fell, and three soldiers who were laying the planks were unfortunately hit by arrows and fell to the ground screaming.

Wang Jingxuan's eyes were red, and he rushed forward with two spears in his hands, using the double spears instead of shields to shoot arrows, covering the soldiers below to lay wooden planks.

When the soldier knocked the last nail into the soil, Wang Jingxuan turned around and shouted: "On the siege ladder!" ”

Dozens of soldiers rushed up with siege ladders, hanging the top hook on the bricks, and the lower end on the horizontal bar on the wooden plank, these details ensured that the siege ladder would not be easily overturned.

Wang Jingxuan stuck a short spear in his back, held a shield in his left hand, and held a short spear in his right hand, ravaged his body, climbed the ladder and rushed towards the city, and they became the first Sui army squad to attack the city.

Wei Chigong has been watching Wang Jingxuan, Wang Jingxuan won the first place in the recruit siege training battle, and it stands to reason that he can be promoted to brigade commander, but because of Zhang Xuan's words, 'Don't be arrogant!' Wang Jingxuan lost the opportunity to be promoted, and only received a reward.

Whether Wang Jingxuan can create more brilliance today, Wei Chigong is very concerned, which is also related to his dignity and honor.

"Order the Heavy Shield soldiers to concentrate their arrows to suppress the enemy troops on the eighth siege ladder!"

Wei Chigong secretly helped Wang Jingxuan, hundreds of crossbows shot dense arrows, suppressing the top of Wang Jingxuan's head and the defenders on both sides, Wang Jingxuan's pressure suddenly lightened, he rushed to the battlements, and more than a dozen spears stabbed at him together.

Wang Jingxuan threw away his shield, picked up the thorns with his two spears, and fought fiercely with the enemy, his martial arts were very strong, and the battle was extremely brave, he assassinated seven or eight enemy soldiers in a row, and there was a gap in front of him.

Wang Jingxuan seized this opportunity and jumped on the city wall, and the soldiers under the city immediately cheered, and after a while, the west city wall also broke out with cheers, and the Luo Shixin overlord spear who attacked on the west city wall swept through the enemy army, and finally climbed the city wall, but it can be judged from the cheers that he was one step later than Wang Jingxuan. (To be continued.) )